Medvedev advances at Wimbledon after Dimitrov retires

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a returned to the quarter-finals at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a on Sunday when a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/grigor-dimitrov/d875/overview'Grigor Dimitrov/a was forced to retire while trailing 3-5 in the first set./p

pThe Bulgarian slipped at 2-3 in the first set before he received a medical timeout for a knee issue. He continued on for three more games before eventually stopping after 35 minutes on No. 1 Court./p

pMedvedev reached the semi-finals at the grass-court major in 2023 and has looked impressive in the crucial moments during this year’s event. The fifth seed defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexandre-muller/mp20/overview'Alexandre Muller/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jan-lennard-struff/sl28/overview'Jan-Lennard Struff/a in four sets earlier this week and will next face World No. 1 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a in his biggest challenge so far./p

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pMedvedev leads the Italian 6-5 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series, but has lost their past five meetings. The 28-year-old is chasing his second major title and first at any tour-level event since Rome last year./p

pDimitrov was competing in the fourth round at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a for the fourth time. His best result came in 2014 when he reached the semi-finals./p

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